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- Swallows_and_Amazons abstract "Swallows and Amazons is the first book in the Swallows and Amazons series by English author Arthur Ransome; it was first published in 1930, with the action taking place in the summer of 1929 in the Lake District. The book introduces central protagonists John, Susan, Titty and Roger Walker (Swallows) and their mother and baby sister, as well as Nancy and Peggy Blackett (Amazons) and their uncle Jim, commonly referred to as Captain Flint.At the time, Ransome had been working as a journalist with the Manchester Guardian, but decided to become a full-time author rather than go abroad as a foreign correspondent. He did continue to write part-time for the press, however.The book was inspired by a summer spent by Ransome teaching the children of his friends, the Altounyans, to sail. Three of the Altounyan children's names are adopted directly for the Walker family. Ransome and Ernest Altounyan bought two small dinghies called Swallow and Mavis. Ransome kept Swallow until he sold it a number of years later, while Mavis remained in the Altounyan family and is now on permanent display in the Ruskin Museum. However, later in life Ransome tried to downplay the Altounyan connections, changing the initial dedication of Swallows and Amazons and writing a new foreword which gave other sources. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 57 on the BBC's survey The Big Read.".
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- Swallows_and_Amazons wikiPageWikiLinkText "Swallows & Amazons".
- Swallows_and_Amazons wikiPageWikiLinkText "Swallows and Amazons".
- Swallows_and_Amazons wikiPageWikiLinkText "Swallows and Amazons#1974 film".
- Swallows_and_Amazons wikiPageWikiLinkText "of same name".
- Swallows_and_Amazons wikiPageWikiLinkText "the first book in the series".
- Swallows_and_Amazons author Arthur_Ransome.
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- Swallows_and_Amazons caption "First edition dust jacket cover 1930".
- Swallows_and_Amazons country "United Kingdom".
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